Matches on TV
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Oct 10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 - 2 | H |
| Sep 20 | Manchester City | 3 - 5 | A |
| Sep 12 | Arsenal | 0 - 2 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 18 | AFC Bournemouth | A | |
| Oct 25 | Leeds United | H | |
| Oct 28 | Brentford | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Tottenham | 6 | -6 | 3 |